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Medicinal Plants
Therapeutically they are called “botanicalmedicine” or “phytotherapy” in Europe and are loosely regulated in the US as “Dietary Supplements”
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Presentation Outline
Medicinal plant gardens
Basic botany, chemistry and pharmacology of medicinal plants
Growing, harvesting, drying and storage of medicinal plants
Compounding medicinal plants into useful remedies
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Ethnobotany
“The scientific study of the traditional knowledge of a people concerning plants and their use as food, shelter, medicinaland religious purposes.
The study of effects of medicinal plants is called “ethnopharmacology”
Horticultural Therapy: “The engagement of a person in gardening and plant-based activities facilitated by a trained therapist”.
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Culinary herbs e.g. “sage, rosemary, and thyme” improve taste of food allowing to use less salt and fat. Makes it easier to adhere to more healthy diets.
Super plant foods as “medicine”
Oats, flax, wheat germ, Brassica spp, fruits and berries, garlic, ginger, turmeric, etc
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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates (400 BC)
Emphasizes the importance of nutrition in preventing and curing disease.
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American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) : Seattle, Washington
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More Books………
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Books on Gardening for the disabled
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Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku)
Fully experiencing the forest environment through sight, sound, touch, smell (via phytoncides), and even taste.
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Edward O. Wilson
Famous Harvard biologist (Myrmecologist) who wrote the book “Biophilia” in 1984 suggesting that “humans possess innate connections with nature and other forms of life”. He is considered the “father of sociobiology”.
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Dr. Roger Ulrich, Texas A&M University
Center for Health Systems and Design
College of Architecture and Medicine
…..studies health benefits of gardens
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Gardens in Hospital Design
During Middle Ages in Europe monasteries created healing gardens which were a vital part of a patient’s therapy.
European and American hospitals in the 1800’s commonly had therapeutic gardens as prominent features.
Most of the 1990’s focused on reducing infection risk & new medical technology with resulting lack of attention to creating a “pleasant healing environment”.
Only very recently has there been an increased interest in gardens in hospitals.
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Evidence for Health Benefits of Gardens
Psychological Effects:
Elevate levels of positive feelings
Reduce negative emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, and anxiety.
Sustain interest and attention which reduces stress in patients and caregivers.
Increases “patient satisfaction”
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Evidence for Health Benefits of Gardens
Physiological Effects:
blood pressure, heart rate, skin conductance, and muscle tension…i.e. sympathetic NS activity ..lowers “fight or flight” responses.
EEG results show a change in alpha brain waves…more wakefully relaxed.
Speeds up recovery from surgery. Patients are in less pain and require less pain
meds.
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Mark O. Hartfield Clinical Research Center at NIH opened in Sept. 22, 2004
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Creating small gardens with a “Medicinal Plant” theme
Creating a type of “therapeutic landscape” or “healing space”
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Spiral culinary/medicinal garden next to Zen garden: Univ. Vermont
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Aromatherapy garden: UVM
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Yoga and Meditation in the Zen garden
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Aromatherapy Garden at the Adult Care Center : Winchester, Virginia
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Department on Aging grant (2004) to Shenandoah University and Adult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA
Impact of various CAM therapies such as Music and Art therapy, Qigong, Horticultural therapy and Aromatherapy on dementia patients and their caregivers
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Collection of herbs from the garden
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Harvesting sweet basil for bread making
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Herb bread is made daily at the ACC
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Horticulture Therapy at the Adult Care Center
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Harvesting Lemon balm
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Making geranium cuttings & decorating pots
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SU Medicinal Plant Garden
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SU Medicinal Plant Garden
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SU School of Pharmacy Apothecary
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Dr. Jim Duke’s Herbal Vineyard in Fulton, Maryland
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Plants as Sources of New Medicines
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Plant based medicines
~40% of current prescription drugs are derived from plants.
Of the ~300,000 flowering plant species we have studied < 10% for their constituents.
Around 60% of the total world plant species are in the tropical/semitropical regions
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Examples of pharmacologically active substances originally derived from plants
Morphine and codeine from opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) ~ 3000 BC. Heroin introduced as a drug in 1898.
Quinine from bark of cinchona tree (early 17th century in Europe)
Salicylates from the bark of white willow
Cardiac glycosides (digitalis/digoxin) from Foxglove plant
Cocaine from coca leaves
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Examples of pharmacologically active substances from plants d-tubocurarine : active compound in (curare)
So. American arrow poisons: skeletal muscle relaxant
Nicotine from the tobacco plant
Caffeine from tea and coffee
Cannabinoids from cannabis leaves
Mescaline from peyote cactus
Psilocybin from mushrooms
Atropine and Scopolamine from Atropabelladonna and Datura species.
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Natural products, including plants have been and will continue to be important sources of new pharmaceutical compounds.
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Borneo: rain forest disappearance
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Costa Rica rainforest by comparison
Deforestation mainly due to agriculture and cattle raising. National Park system & ecotourism improving situation.
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Who studies Medicinal plants ?
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NCNPR (National Center for Natural Products Research) in the Thad Cochran Research Center at Univ. of Mississippi
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National Center for Natural Product Research (NCNPR)
Associated with the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
They conduct basic research on natural products and their application to medicine and agriculture.
Southern Weed Research Unit Stoneville, Mississippi….they study invasive plants like Kudzu
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Cannabis cultivation at the University of Mississippi: NCNPR facility
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Natural Products Branch of NCI
Plants, or marine organisms are collected and sent to the Natural Products Repository (NPR) at the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center in Frederick, MD. for storage(-20C) & processing.
~150,000 plant& marine organism samples have so far been collected.
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NCCIH is divided into 5 main areas
Whole medical systems: naturopathy, TCM, ayurvedic medicine etc.
Mind-body medicine: meditation, yoga, prayer, aromatherapy, art & music therapy etc.
Biologically based practices: dietary supplements, herbal medicine
Manipulative and body-based practices: spinal manipulation, massage, accupuncture
Energy therapies: gigong, reiki, tai chi electromagnetic therapy
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Salvia divinorum “Sage of Seers” or Divine sage
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Salvinorin A
Potent and selective - opioid receptor agonist
Identified in 1998
May have potential as a novel analgesic agent
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Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium 2018: Black Mountain, North Carolina: June 1-4, 2018
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Medicines from the Earth Symposium (May 29-June 1, 2020)
Theme: “Restoring Immunological Balance with Botanicals”
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Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants
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Common Pharmacological Activities found in most Medicinal Plants
Antimicrobial(fungal,bacterial,viral,protozoan)
Anti-inflammatory (many work like NSAIDs)
Antioxidant (protects against free radical damage to cells)
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Antimicrobial plants
Culinary herbs:
Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
Thymus vulgaris (Thyme)
Salvia officinalis (Garden sage)
Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Origanum majorana (Marjoram)
Mentha piperita (Peppermint)
Allium sativum (Garlic)
Capsicum spp (Cayenne pepper)
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More Anti-microbial plants…… Commiphora mukul (Myrrh resin)
Calendula officinalis (Lemon balm) antiviral
Artemisia spp (Wormwood)
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape)
Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle flowers)
Monarda didyma ( bee balm or wild Bergamot)
Juniperus spp (Juniper needles)
Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm)..antiviral
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Sweet Gum (Liquidamber styraciflua)
Resin, leaves, bark, and seeds contain many antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory compounds.
Native to Eastern US & Mexico
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Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Fruit hulls contain potent antifungal compounds
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Concept of Synergism in Herbal Medicine
Plants have hundreds of chemical constituents many of which are present in high enough concentrations to exert pharmacological effects
Many of these active phytochemicals act together in a complementary or synergistic fashion resulting in unique therapeutic potential
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Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape)
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Berberine as an antimicrobial agent
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Plant Chemistry
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Plant “secondary metabolites” Organic compounds produced by plants
that are not directly involved in normal growth and development.
More involved in a plant’s survivability
Often play a role a plant’s defense such as protection against herbivory or microbial attack.
Some serve as allelochemicals that have either beneficial or detrimental (negative allelopathy) effects.
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Plant “secondary metabolite”
They also are commonly involved in giving a plant some competitive advantage.
These diverse compounds are often very specific to an individual species.
Humans use these compounds as “medicine, flavoring, fragrances, pigments, and for recreation (Cannabis).”
Certain species evolve to resist toxic secondary metabolites and even use them to their own benefit.
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How do we detect and measure these secondary metabolites ?
Method used in “chemotaxonomy” (classification of plants based on similarities and differences in their biochemical composition).
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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Separates, identifies, and quantifies organic compounds in complex biological samples such as plant extracts
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HPLC system at the SU School of Pharmacy Medicinal Plant Laboratory
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Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
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Orange paper bark
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Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)
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V. Snakeroot flower
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Battus philenor caterpillar
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Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
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Aristolochic acid metabolites form DNA adducts
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HPLC Chromatogram of Virginia Snakeroot dried roots: 325 nm
10.6 mg:20x:70% Methanolpsi 1568 rm tp: 67.5°F
10.7 mg:20x:pH 3.0 Waterpsi 1522 rm tp: 68.0°F
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Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
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Menthol
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Electron micrographic image of peppermint leaf…note oil glands
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Pharmaceutical grade peppermint leaf
Composed of dried whole or cut leaf with <5% stem fragments > 1mm diameter & <10% leaves with brown spots
Composition requirement:30-50% menthol (free alcohol)14-32% menthone (ketone)2.8-10% methylacetate (ester)1.5-10% isomenthone1.0-9.0% menthofuran1.0-5.0% limonene3.5-14% cineole<4% pulegone ; <1% carvone
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Clinical trial supported uses
Treatment of non-ulcerous dyspepsia
Spastic colon syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…use enteric coated capsules.
Prevention of postoperative abdominal distention
Relief of tension headaches ( = to1000 mg acetaminophen)
MOA: Peppermint oil GI motility via inhibition of smooth muscle contraction via blocking calcium influx into muscle
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Other popular uses of peppermint
Opening of sinuses when inhaled
Aching muscles (analgesic effect)
Mental alertness (CNS stimulant)
Insect repellent
Headache relief (from tension)
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Growing, harvesting, drying, & storage of herbs
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Herb Propagation
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Propagation
Cuttings: Prepare rooting mixture ½ coarse sand
and ½ peat moss…needs good drainage Trim cutting to size just below a
node…trim away bottom leaves Dip end of cutting in rooting solution “root-
onTM” and insert in rooting soil Keep moist until roots form…transfer to
potting soil
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Propagation (continued)Layering: (works well with rosemary & thyme) Select a low growing branch or stem close to
the ground. Remove leaves from a small area and cut a very shallow notch in the stem to induce rooting.
Place this section under then ground (secure it with a clip) cover with soil and water often until rooting
Mounding: (works with old sage plants) Clear dead stems and leaves from the center
of the plant Heap soil onto the center of the plant forming
a mound. Individual branches will root and form new plants
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Harvesting Herbs
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Harvesting herbsGeneral principles:
Usually gathered at peak of maturity when active constituents are at their highest level…..harvest some at flowering others like basil, tarragon, and thyme before flowering
Gather herbs on a sunny morning after dew has evaporated before sun becomes too hot
Flowers have higher essential oil cotent in the morning
Wildcrafting: select plants well off roadways..pick only healthy leaves, roots, and flowers
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Harvesting flowers and leavesFlowers: Cut large blossoms from stem and dry whole Small flowers like lavender leave on stem and
dry as seedsLeaves: Gather deciduous herbs just before flowering
and evergreen herbs throughout the year Large leaves remove and dry individually… small
leaves like lemon balm or mint best left on stem and dried in a bundle.
Leaves usually are completely dry in ~ 6 days Store in airtight glass containers preferable tinted
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Harvesting roots and seedsRoots:
Harvest most roots in the fall (except dandelion)
Wash and chop into small pieces or in thin slices like in Chinese method while still soft
Dry in paper lined tray
Seeds:
Harvest when almost ripe, best left on stem and hang upside down in paper sack until dry
Store in airtight glass jars
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Harvesting bark, and fruitBark: Harvest in the fall when sap is falling so to
minimize damage to plant Only remove part of bark Break into small pieces (1-2 in.) spread on
trays and dry…grind in coffee grinderFruit: Harvest berries and other fruits when just ripe
before they get too soft Spread on towel or paper to dry Turn fleshy fruit frequently to ensure even
drying Discard any fruit with signs of mold
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Harvesting bulbs
Dig bulbs after aerial parts have wilted
Collect early in the fall as bulbs tend to sink downward into the soil and are hard to find
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Drying Herbs
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Drying Herbs
NOTE: most medicinal herb preparations call for dried plant material
A popular method is to tie herbs in a bundle and hang upside down in a warm( 90-100 °F), dry, airy, (can use a fan), and shady place away from direct sunlight.
Another method is to spread herbs on a cloth towel, absorbent paper, or screen and expose to conditions as above.
Also can use a food dehydrator or place herbs in an oven under low heat (works especially well for roots, bark, or fleshy leaves or roots).
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Drying Herbs (continued) Dry herbs quickly to a stage where they can
be easily crumbled (~6 days for most leaves and flowers…longer for roots and fruits).
Roots: Wash to remove soil and scrub. Cut into small pieces before drying (can be hard to chop after dry).
Leaves: Small leaves (like ,thyme, lemon balm, mint etc) dry with leaves left on the stem. Larger leaves like comfrey and burdock are best dried individually.
Flowers: As with leaves dry small flowers like lavender on the stem with larger blossoms dry individually.
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Storing Herbs
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Storage Tips Dried herbs should be stored without further
processing (grinding or powdering releases essential oils and oxidation and stability and potency).
Store in airtight opaque glass, ceramic, or wood containers (no metal).
Keep them in a cool, dry, dark place
Sunlight and oxygen will an herbs flavor, smell, and medicinal potency (limit oxygen exposure by completely filling container).
NOTE: Aromatic herbs remain potent up to 1 year.
Non-aromatic herbs may last a little longer
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Introduction to Herbal Compounding: Preparing Home Remedies from the Garden
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Compounding Supplies
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Horizon Herbs: Williams, Oregon
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Horizon Herbs now called Strictly Medicinal Seeds (strictlymedicinalseeds. com)Horizon Herbs now called Strictly Medicinal Seeds (strictlymedicinalseeds. com)
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Basic equipment needed
Pans and bowls for mixing and double boiler Coffee grinders (for powdering dried plant material) Small food processors Blenders Spoons (especially wooden) and knives Chopping boards Hot plates Graters Measuring cups and spoons Balance for weighing Glass bottles and jars to make infusions or tinctures
(need airtight ones to store herbs) Dehydrator
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Home remedies from the garden
Plasters, poultices,& compresses (fomentations). Powders Fluid extracts Infused oils (hot and cold) Tinctures (alcohol extract) and Glycerates
(glycerin extract). Infused vinegars and oxymels Infused wines and elixirs Water infusions and decoctions (teas & tisanes)) Steams and vapors Syrups Lotions, ointments, liniments, salves, and creams
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Chickweed (Stellaria media) Poultice Popular worldwide as a topical remedy for
itchy skin, insect bites, soothing minor skin wounds, inflammation, and as an eye wash for conditions like pinkeye. Also tasty when added to salads…lots of vitamins.
Simple poultice recipes: Place a handful in hot water for a few
minutes. Remove and chop into a thick paste…place on affected area or put on cotton gauze and apply to skin.
Can mix chopped mixture with witch hazel extract and vinegar for added effect.
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Chickweed (Stellaria media)
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Chickweed (Stellaria media)
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Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Medicinal/Culinary Uses: High in Vitamin C, iron, and the minerals
calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Most commonly used topically as a poultice
or formulated into an ointment for skin irritations and inflammation.
Folklore use orally to treat asthma, bronchitis, or as a mild laxative.
Can be used fresh, dried, powdered, in poultices, fomentations, or made into ointments or salves.
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Chickweed Eye Lotion
4 oz (125 ml) Distilled Water
4 oz (125 ml) Witch Hazel
1 tbsp (15 ml) chickweed tincture
Use for:
Treating pinkeye as an eye wash
Relieve itch and sting of insect bites
Relieves itch of poison ivy.
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Herbal steams and vapors
Add dried or fresh herbs to boiling water as you would in making a tea.
Position head over steaming mixture and cover head with a towel and inhale the steam (take care not to burn face or eyes).
This method is useful in decongesting the lungs or toning and soothing the skin. Can also steam a sore knee or foot.
A simple variation is to add several drops of an essential oil like eucalyptus or peppermint to the boiling water.
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Decongestant vapor
Ingredients:
Eucalyptus essential oil (5-10 drops)
1 quart distilled water
Procedure:
Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and add eucalyptus oil. Inhale vapor while covering head with a towel.
* from Debra St. Claire, The Herbal Medicine Cabinet
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Facial steam
Ingredients: 1/8 cup powdered
comfrey roots 1/8 cup powdered
licorice root 1/8 cup peppermint
leaves 1/8 cup chamomile
flowers 1/8 cup yarrow flowers 1/8 cup elder flowers 1/8 cup rosebuds 1 quart distilled water
Procedure:
Soak comfrey & licorice in water for 10 min cover & bring to a boil, reduce & simmer for 10 min.
Remove from heat and add other herbs and steep for 10 min.
Drape towel over head and expose face to steam…as mixture cools gently blow into the bowl to increase the steam.
*** from Debra St. Claires “The Herbal Medicine Chest”
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Powders
Dried herbs finely ground in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle.
The ground herb is then sifted.
The powder is then put into gelatin capsules or simply sprinkled over food.
The powder can also be used as a base for any type of extraction or blended with corn starch or arrow root to make body and foot powders.
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Antifungal foot powder
Ingredients:
1 oz powdered black walnut hulls
½ oz powdered calamus root
¼ oz powdered sage
Procedure:
Powder (in coffee grinder) and measure herbs, sift together and store in amber bottle.
Apply to feet before putting on socks (wear old socks as walnut can stain).
*** from Debra St. Claire’s “ The Herbal Medicine Cabinet”.
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Aromatic body powders (BP)
1st make powder base:* ¼ cup arrow root* ¼ cup corn starch* 2 tbsp of cosmetic clay (usually white)
Lavender/Orange BP* ½ cup base* 2 tbsp of finely groundlavender flowers
* 3 drops lavender EO* 5 drops orange oil
- Sift 4-5 x to mix & store in airtight jar
Men’s BP formula* ½ cup base* 2 tbsp sandalwood powder* 5 drops sandalwood EO* 3 drops Jasmine EO* 3 drops lime oil
-Sift and store as before
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Plant fluid extracts
Cold or hot percolation method:
Slow dripping of a solvent (usually water or alcohol) through a powdered herb at a controlled rate.
Fresh plant extract:
An extremely concentrated fluid preparation pressed from fresh plants
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Infusions and Decoctions
Hot water infusion (“tisane” – any tea that is made with other than true tea leaves) – pour hot water (just below boiling) over herb and steep for 3-10 min. Filter and remove herb… 30 gm dried herb or 75 g fresh herb in 500 ml water.
Decoction – heat herb and water to just under boiling and reduce heat to a simmer for 1 hour. Works well with roots, bark, twigs, seeds, and some fruits…30 g dried herb or 75 g fresh herb in 750 ml water (reduces to 500 ml).
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Infused vinegars and oxymels
Medicinal vinegars are made by infusing herbs with vinegar instead of alcohol. Apple cider or white wine vinegar works well.
An oxymel is a mixture of 5 parts honey with I part vinegar. Bitter or bad tasting herbs are often compounded this way.
NOTE: Oxymels are a good base for making a
lozenges.
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Infused oils Hot oil infusion: heat oil (sunflower, canola, or
olive) in double boiler and add dried or fresh herb for ~ 3 hrs. Strain and store in clean airtight bottle.
Cold oil infusion: put fresh or dried herb in a jar and completely cover with oil at room temp. Put on lid and leave to infuse (macerate) for 1-3 weeks (shake jar each day). Filter and store in airtight jars.
NOTE: fresh herbs produce cloudy oils (best to use dry herbs). For fresh herbs use 2.5x the weight of the dried herb
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Tinctures and Syrups Tinctures: are made from extracting herbs in
a 25-100% ethanol/water solution (vodka works well). Store in a cool place for up to 2 weeks (shake occasionally), filter, and store in amber bottle.
Syrups: addition of unrefined sugar or honey to standard water infusions or decoctions. Serves to preserve the extracted herb constituents. Makes a good cough remedy…to 500 ml infusion or decoction add 500 g honey or sugar and stir until dissolved.
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Herbal wines and elixirs
Wines like chablis or burgundy are infused with herbs and used as mouthwashs or as bitters. The lower alcohol content require these preparations to be refrigerated.
Elixirs are aromatic tonics which contain a spirit like brandy sweetened with sugar or honey and infused with herbs.
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Glycerites
Glycerin is produced by hydrolysis of vegetable (usually made from coconut oil) or animal fat. It can be used as both a solvent and preservative in herbal extractions (has a sweet taste).
Between water and alcohol in solvent strength. Typically used as 60% by volume as a minimum.
Popular in children’s formulations and those who want to avoid the alcohol in tinctures.
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Topical preparations: Definitions
Creams: mixtures of oil and water with a little wax added for texture & body. They include an emulsifier such as borax which prevents oil & water from separating.
Lotions: water-based preparations which are similar to creams but are lighter and have more liquid.
Liniments: have a base of oil and alcohol Ointments: also have a base of oil Salves: made from infused oils and beeswax
and are thicker than creams or lotions
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Poison ivy/oak and insect bite lotion
1 tsp salt
Extract 1 tbsp each of dried willow bark, cloves, kava root, comfrey root, in 1/4 cup Witch Hazel
Cosmetic clay (red, green, or white)
25 drops of peppermint EO
Directions: Add witch hazel extract to
cosmetic clay until mixture is creamy
Add 25 drops of peppermint oil and stir
Apply to affected area
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Compounding a general healing salve
½ cup of infused oil composed of equal parts of at least 3 infused oils (such as calendula, yarrow, St. john’s wort etc.)
I tbsp (1/2 oz) of grated beeswax
Essential oil of choice for fragrance (several drops).
Directions:
Heat infused oils in double boiler to 100 F and add grated beeswax.
Let salve cool and add essential oils
Pour into I oz dark salve bottles
NOTE: test thickness with back of spoon in cold water
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Antibacterial/Antiseptic earache oil
1 tbsp fresh garlic clove
2 tbsp fresh or dried mullein flower
½ cup olive oil or almond oil
Directions:
Crush garlic and break up flowers
Add oil add puree in food processor
Pour into jars and infuse for 1-2 wks
Strain and use 2-3 drops of infused oil in each ear
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Compounding a basic herbal cream
Oil Phase: 1 tbsp beeswax 1 tbsp emulsifying wax 4 tbsp infused olive oil (or
plain olive oil if infused oil is not available)
10 drops of essential oil (or a blend o several…add EO at the end)
1000 IU Vit E (puncture capsule & add only oil)
Water phase: 2 tbsp ginger tincture 2 tbsp water/witch hazel
infused herbs 1 tbsp aloe vera gel ¼ tsp vitamin C powder